Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning
Forensic Sciences: A Crime Scene Investigation Unit
Mr. Bergman has been murdered and we need you to solve the crime! The cross-curricular unit covers 11 different types of forensic science and includes 17 activities. Scholars perform blood type analysis, blood spatter analysis, height...
Curated OER
Regents High School Examination: Living Environment 2003
The living environment, from the interior of a cell to the complex relationships among populations, are queried in this final examination. Learners look at air pollution maps, diagrams of cells, population graphs, and drawing of cells....
Curated OER
Regents High School Examination: Living Environment 2005
The 2005 version of the Regents High School Examination in the area of ecology is as comprehensive as previous years' exams. It consists of 40 multiple choice questions on everything from the structure of DNA to the interactions within...
Curated OER
Regents High School Exam: Living Environment 2008
Tne New York Regents High School Examinations are comprehensive and include various styles of questions, includingmultiple choice and the analysis of graphs. This particular version, the 2008 Living Environment exam surveys a variety of...
Beyond Benign
Urine Jeopardy
Urine can tell us a lot about what is happening in our bodies. In a hands-on activity, scholars administer pH, glucose, ketone, and protein tests to a sample of "urine" solution made from household ingredients. Their results lead them to...
Beyond Benign
ACNE (Another Cat Needs Exfoliation)
Take solace, teens ... cats get acne, too! After making a diagnosis in the previous lessons in the series, learners must now decide on a treatment to complete the sixth installment of this biotechnology unit. The typical treatment for...
Discovery Education
Urinalysis
What do lab tests reveal about a patient's health? Scholars perform a simulated urinalysis on two different patients by testing color, pH, glucose levels, and protein levels. Then, they compare their findings to what they know passes...
Biology in Motion
Urine Concentration in 3 Easy Steps
The color, density, and smell of urine all relate to kidney function. Pupils observe the kidney controlling the concentration of water through three different steps. It mentions how each function might change the appearance and scent of...
Curated OER
Excretory System
In this human anatomy worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 14 vocabulary terms about the Human Excretory System.
Curated OER
Human Excretion: Living Environment
A solid review of the excretion system that presents diagrams and asks learners to name the labelled parts or to identify which parts perform the particular jobs stated.
Curated OER
The Urinary System
In this urinary system activity, students review the role the kidneys and nephrons play in the formation of urine. Students order the steps of the filtration of blood. This activity has 3 short answer and 10 fill in the blank questions.
Curated OER
Urinalysis
Students participate in a lab experiment that explains why doctors take urine samples. They participate in a discussion about the urinary system and have already studied the functions of the organs involved in the urinary system along...
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Urinary System
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human urinary system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Physical Characteristics of Urine
Students learn the chemical make-up and pH of urine in the human body.
National Institutes of Health
Niddk: Your Kidneys and How They Work
This resource provides a detailed description of both structure and function of the kidneys, the role they play in the urinary system, as well as provides information about kidney disease.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Urinary System Regulation
By completing this module, students will discover how the liver, kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra all work together to maintain homeostasis in the human excretory system.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology: The Urinary System and Homeostasis
Students learn how the functions of the urinary system and other systems of the human body are interrelated.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Homeostasis: Kidneys and Water Balance
A complete, self-paced lesson on homeostasis in the human body, focusing on kidney function. Students work their way through illustrated and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at...
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: The Kidneys
An online biology textbook on the structure and function of the kidneys. Full of labeled, color diagrams for better understanding.
Sumanas
Sumanas Inc: Life: The Science of Biology: The Mammalian Kidney
Use this tutorial to help supplement your learning about how the kidneys work.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Kidney Cross Section Game
Test your knowledge of the human kidney with this interactive labeling exercise.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Urinary System Game
Test your knowledge of the human urinary system with this interactive labeling exercise.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Is It Bad to Hold Your Pee?
Humans should urinate at least four to six times a day, but occasionally, the pressures of modern life force us to clench and hold it in. How bad is this habit, and how long can our bodies withstand it? Heba Shaheed takes us inside the...
Other
Dr. Saul: Biology in Motion
This interactive site provides animations and activities in several areas of physiology. The images are simple, but clear. The accompanying text provides a good description of the process being shown.